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Wizards fall 1-0 to Chicago Fire

July 4, 2006 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Bridgeview, IL (Tuesday, July 4, 2006) - Despite once again outshooting their opponents, the Kansas City Wizards fell 1-0 at the hands of the Chicago Fire. The loss dropped the Wizards to 6-8-2 on the season, tying them with Chicago for third place in the Eastern Conference as the Fire (5-5-5) now matches Kansas City with 20 points on the season.

Andy Herron put Chicago on the board with a bicycle kick to the far post that Wizards goalkeeper Will Hesmer had no chance of reaching. The Fire's Chris Armas played the ball into the penalty box from the left flank for Herron. Holding off his defender, and with Hesmer guarding the near post shot, Herron flicked the ball into the air and hit a right-footed shot as he went head over heals for what proved to be a 1-0 Chicago win in the 49th minute.

The Wizards outshot the Fire 12-11 in the match, including a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.

Recap: www.kcwizards.com

Kansas City stays on the road to close out the week with its first meeting of the season against the Colorado Rapids on July 8th at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. Kickoff for the match is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CT and it can be seen live on the MLS Direct Kick package. Fans can pick up the Direct Kick package at one of the Wizards' Official Watch Party Network sites. Visit www.kcwizards.com for full details on the Wizards' Official Budweiser Watch Party Network.

Kansas City Wizards Lineup (4-4-2): Will Hesmer-GK; Jose Luis Burciaga Jr., Nick Garcia (C), Shavar Thomas, Matt Groenwald (Yura Movsisyan 73'); Davy Arnaud, Sasha Victorine, Kerry Zavagnin, Alex Zotinca; Eddie Johnson, Josh Wolff (Scott Sealy 75')

Chicago Fire Lineup (3-5-2): Zach Thornton-GK; Dasan Robinson, C.J. Brown, Gonzalo Segares; Justin Mapp (Tony Sanneh 88'), Chris Armas (C), Thiago, Diego Gutierrez, Ivan Guerrero; Nate Jaqua (Chad Barrett 75'), Andy Herron (Logan Pause 79')

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